June 10, 2025

At my recent Town Hall, I shared my concern that there are still significant outstanding questions in the community regarding the potential conversion to countywide, government-run trash service. Residents and private haulers raised many concerns that the County needs to follow up on before any public hearing including the legality of breaking many longstanding HOA covenants to accommodate a county-run trash service. Following the town hall, I am happy to report that the Board of Supervisors recognized these concerns and decided at our June 10^th meeting to defer the public hearing on the proposal for a county-run trash service from June 24^th until October 14^th to allow more time to answer community concerns.

Thank you to all of you who participated in the Town Hall. If you missed it, you can watch the full town hall recording here.

In my last newsletter, I shared with you the details on my two sets of concerns about a county-run trash service. First, the impacts of the decision to start the five-year waiting period as well as going to countywide districts – reduced competition, elimination of choices, the potential for reduced services after approval, impact on HOAs, etc. The second set of concerns, and more impactful, is what the change would allow the Board to do to residents – mandatory recycling and composting, establishment of enforcement mechanisms (“trash police”) and a new Zero Waste Fee (“trash tax”). You can read more details on these concerns in my last newsletter.

Prior to October 14^th, I encourage you to share your feedback and questions with the entire Board by emailing ClerktotheBOS@fairfaxcounty.gov. You also have the opportunity to sign up to testify at the October 14^th public hearing via phone, pre-recorded video, or in person.

As we get closer to the public hearing and receive more information from staff, I will share more updates with you. 

• Mark Your Calendar for the Free Concerts in the Park Series
• Trail Closures for Sewer Rehabilitation Pohick Phase I Project
• George Mason Resources for Displaced Federal Workers
• Roberts Parkway Project Pipeline Study
• Route 29 Road Closure
• Personal Safety Presentation (June 11)
• Car Seat Saturday (June 14)
• Avoiding Scams and Fraud Presentation (June 18)
• National Night Out (August 5)

Mark Your Calendar for the Free Concerts in the Park Series

I am excited to announce that the summer concert series will be taking place again this summer from June 25th through August 20th. These concerts are free to attend and do not require any registration or sign up. As in years past, we look forward to having 2 Silos beer, food trucks, and Peterson’s Ice Cream. Stay tuned for updates.

June 25th

The Road Ducks

July 2nd

The Randy Thompson Band

July 9th

Gotcha Covered Band

July 16th

The Magic Trio

July 23rd

The Rock Shakerz

July 30th

The Skip Castro Band

August 6th

The English Channel

August 13th

The Nighthawks

August 20th

Riptide

Trail Closures for Sewer Rehabilitation Pohick Phase I Project

The initial 3-month closure of the cross-county trail for the extent of the project area started on March 17, 2025. This closure is for a short section of the trail at the north end of the project west of Lake Pleasant Drive. Once the work at this northern end of the project area is complete, the Cross-county trail will be reopened utilizing a detour along Pohick Road. This detour will be in effect for a 12–15-month duration while the remaining rehabilitation is completed on this segment of the project. Trail closure and projects signs have been posted in the Pohick Stream Valley Park;see the map below for reference. For alternate park locations and trails to explore during this temporary closure, residents are encouraged to use the Park Authority’s Park Amenity Locator and Trail Buddy tools.

As part of this work, the sanitary sewer flow will need to be by-passed for the rehabilitation to take place under dry pipe conditions. A series of by-pass pumps, and piping will be installed above ground reroute the sewer flow to a discharge manhole located in the vicinity of Wadebrook Terrace. See the photos below for an example of this setup.

George Mason Resources for Displaced Federal Workers

George Mason University has launched comprehensive support resources for displaced federal workers. They are offering a broad range of career, educational, and community resources to assist affected federal workers and their families. For more information and access to these resources please see Here.

Roberts Parkway Project Pipeline Study

VDOT, in partnership with Fairfax County and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, is seeking feedback on a study assessing potential safety, operational and multimodal improvements along Roberts Parkway from Fairfax County Parkway (Route 286) to Burke Centre Parkway. We invite residents and travelers to take an online survey regarding this approximately half mile stretch of Roberts Parkway. The study is focused on improving roadway and pedestrian safety; preserving capacity to keep traffic flowing smoothly; multimodal (bicycle, pedestrian and transit) accessibility and connectivity; capacity mitigation/preservation; and transportation demand management (TDM) needs. To participate in the survey please see

Route 29 Road Closure

A reminder that Route 29 between Clifton Road/Stringfellow Road (Route 645) and Fairfax County Parkway will be closed from 10:00 PM Friday night until 5:00 AM Monday the weekends of June 13-16 and June 20-23.

Northbound Route 29 will be closed to all traffic at Clifton Road, except for those needing to travel to the residences whose driveways are immediately off of northbound Route 29 between Clifton Road and Sandy Point Lane. To access Hayden Village, drivers will need to take Braddock Road to Rockpointe Drive.

Hampton Forest Way will be closed to all incoming traffic from southbound Route 29. Drivers will need to take Braddock Road to either Blythewood Drive or Homewood Way to access the neighborhoods along Hampton Forest Way and adjoining streets. Hampton Forest Way will remain open to outgoing traffic at northbound Route 29.

To see up to date traffic information please see here: 511 Virginia

Personal Safety Presentation (June 11)

Wednesday, June 11^th, Officers at the West Springfield District Station will be hosting a person safety presentation in the community room at the Lorton District Station. This one-hour, lecture-based session is designed to enhance your awareness and safety. Topics will include situational awareness, how to recognize and respond to threats in different environments, and strategies for self-defense. There will be opportunities to ask questions both during and after the presentation. The presentation is free to everyone and there is no need to register. 

Car Seat Saturday (June 14)

Saturday, June 14^th the Fairfax County Police Department will be offering free car seat safety inspections from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the West Springfield District Station. There is no need to make an appointment, car seats will be inspected on a first come first serve basis

Avoiding Scams and Fraud Presentation (June 18)

Join the Fairfax County Police Department on June 18th, at 7:00 PM at the West Springfield District Station for an informative presentation on how to avoid scams and fraud. Targeted scams through email and text message are becoming more convincing and more common and it is important to know how to spot the signs of a scam and what to do if you believe a scam is targeting you. This presentation is free to everyone and does require registration.

National Night Out (August 5)

National Night Out returns on August 5^th to Fairfax County! All district police stations are sharing information about the event to encourage participation. Please show support to our first responders by signing up your community to host an event here. The registration deadline is July 25^th.